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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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